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wunderkind

noun

NAmE//ˈvʊndərˌkɪnd//

, NAmE//ˈwʌndərˌkɪnd//

(pl. wunderkinder

NAmE//ˈvʊndərˌkɪndər//

or wunderkinds) (from German) (sometimes disapproving)

a person who is very successful at a young age

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